January in Frontenard bites harder than in 81% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.8°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 65% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 115 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pagny-le-Château station, 15 km north.
A year in Frontenard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pagny-le-Château station.
What a year in Frontenard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pagny-le-Château.
About 802 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 32 towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tavaux Sa
A frosty town: 57 frosts and 68 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pagny-le-Château: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pagny-le-Château
Pagny-le-Château is 15 km north of Frontenard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Frontenard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pagny-le-Château (21131001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north |
| Station altitude | 182 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 177 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Tavaux Sa, 25 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Frontenard compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenard | Pagny-le-Château | 26.8°C | 0.4°C | 802 mm |
| Gergy 17 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.6°C colder | 737 mm |
| Tavaux 24 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Saint-Marcel 25 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône 26 km | Saint-Marcel | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 818 mm |
| Champforgeuil 27 km | Chalon-Champfo | 26.7°C about the same | −0.2°C 0.6°C colder | 737 mm |
| Damparis 27 km | Tavaux Sa | 26.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 869 mm |
Frontenard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pagny-le-Château station; sunshine at Tavaux Sa.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | 0.4°C | 3.2°C | 58 mm | 57 |
| February | 7.9°C | 0.6°C | 4.3°C | 51 mm | 100 |
| March | 12.8°C | 2.8°C | 7.8°C | 53 mm | 186 |
| April | 16.7°C | 5.5°C | 11.1°C | 60 mm | 215 |
| May | 20.6°C | 9.6°C | 15.1°C | 79 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.6°C | 12.9°C | 18.7°C | 71 mm | 252 |
| July | 26.8°C | 14.6°C | 20.7°C | 74 mm | 276 |
| August | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 66 mm | 251 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 60 mm | 205 |
| October | 16.5°C | 8.0°C | 12.3°C | 84 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.0°C | 3.7°C | 6.9°C | 83 mm | 67 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.3°C | 3.9°C | 64 mm | 54 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 802 mm | 2,012 |
Where Frontenard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pagny-le-Château, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Tavaux Sa, 25 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Saône-et-Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Frontenard’s climate
How warm does Frontenard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 68 days a year reach 25°C, more than 59% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Frontenard get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Frontenard get?
About 802 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (84 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tavaux Sa (25 km away), averages 2,012 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Frontenard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Frontenard, Pagny-le-Château, 15 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station PAGNY-LE-CHATEAU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Frontenard →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.